BUDGET DELIBERATIONS: Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, begins day one of budget deliberations on Wednesday, November 19, 2014, to tackle the proposed P2.606-trillion national budget for 2015. First to be discussed during plenary deliberations were the general principles of the proposed budget measure, with members of the Development Budget Coordinating Committee (DBCC) in attendance. Also in photo are Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad (left), and National Economic Development Authority Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan (middle). (PRIB Photo by Joseph Vidal/19 November 2014)